sch.7-sec.16Keeping records

sch.7-sec.16 Keeping records

This section applies if— breeding dogs are usually kept at a premises; and 5 or more of the breeding dogs are female. A person in charge of each breeding dog usually kept at the premises must ensure the following information is recorded for each dog— the dog’s date of birth, if known, or the estimated date of the dog’s birth; the dog’s name; the name and date of birth of the dog’s parents, if known; the PPID number for the dog or the certificate mentioned in the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , section 14 (2) (a) for the dog ; information about any ill-health of the dog; any written approval mentioned in section 8 (1) (b) or (3) or 13 (2) for the dog; for any veterinary treatment given to the dog— the name of the veterinary surgeon that gave the treatment; and the advice the veterinary surgeon gave the person in relation to the dog during the consultation; and the type of veterinary treatment given; and the outcome of the treatment; for each mating of the dog— the name of the other dog with which it was mated and the PPID number for the other dog; and the date of each mating; the date of each whelping of the dog; for each litter of the dog— the number of living puppies; and the number of stillborn puppies; the date of the dog’s death and, if known, the cause of the dog’s death. For subsection (2) , the record must— be in writing; and be made no later than 7 days after the day the information comes into existence for the dog; and be kept for a period of 3 years starting after the later of the following days— the day the dog was last used for breeding; the day the dog was no longer kept for breeding. However, this section does not apply if the premises at which the breeding dogs are usually kept is— a pound or shelter within the meaning of the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , schedule 2 ; or a veterinary surgery to the extent that the surgery provides shelter for a dog that is homeless, lost or stray. In this section— PPID number see the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , schedule 2 . (sch.7-sec.16-ssec.1) This section applies if— breeding dogs are usually kept at a premises; and 5 or more of the breeding dogs are female. (sch.7-sec.16-ssec.2) A person in charge of each breeding dog usually kept at the premises must ensure the following information is recorded for each dog— the dog’s date of birth, if known, or the estimated date of the dog’s birth; the dog’s name; the name and date of birth of the dog’s parents, if known; the PPID number for the dog or the certificate mentioned in the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , section 14 (2) (a) for the dog ; information about any ill-health of the dog; any written approval mentioned in section 8 (1) (b) or (3) or 13 (2) for the dog; for any veterinary treatment given to the dog— the name of the veterinary surgeon that gave the treatment; and the advice the veterinary surgeon gave the person in relation to the dog during the consultation; and the type of veterinary treatment given; and the outcome of the treatment; for each mating of the dog— the name of the other dog with which it was mated and the PPID number for the other dog; and the date of each mating; the date of each whelping of the dog; for each litter of the dog— the number of living puppies; and the number of stillborn puppies; the date of the dog’s death and, if known, the cause of the dog’s death. (sch.7-sec.16-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , the record must— be in writing; and be made no later than 7 days after the day the information comes into existence for the dog; and be kept for a period of 3 years starting after the later of the following days— the day the dog was last used for breeding; the day the dog was no longer kept for breeding. (sch.7-sec.16-ssec.4) However, this section does not apply if the premises at which the breeding dogs are usually kept is— a pound or shelter within the meaning of the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , schedule 2 ; or a veterinary surgery to the extent that the surgery provides shelter for a dog that is homeless, lost or stray. (sch.7-sec.16-ssec.5) In this section— PPID number see the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , schedule 2 .